Is the channel ready for electronic software delivery?

SmoothWall, a Leeds, England-based security software maker, started out as an open-source GPL project nearly seven years ago, so it's no surprise that the company is using an electronic software delivery (ESD) system to get its products to channel partners.

Google launched two flashy new services Friday -- one for computer maintenance and one for on-demand, premium video -- in a move that positions the Mountain View, Calif.-based company as a link between the tech world and the entertainment industry.

A good credit line means more than paying bills on time and many solution providers aren&'t accessing as much credit as they could, according to Scott Tillesen, director of credit-SMB accounts at Tech Data.

Code libraries and public server build due in early 2006

Novell will try to beef up its open source openSUSE project by providing new code libraries and a public build server to entice developers and ISvs to build applications and patches for SUSE LInux-based distributions.

Tallies kept by the U.S. government's computer security group show that Linux and Unix operating systems faced nearly three times the number of vulnerabilities in 2005 than did Microsoft's often-maligned Windows.

XChange Solution Provider 2015 is finally upon us and the timing couldn't be better. The premier channel event is happening March 1-3 in Dallas, bringing together 225 solution provider decision makers from across North America. CRN is at the event to provide news, analysis and a firsthand take from partners.